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#!/usr/bin/ruby

# Sample code to take a file formatted similarly to event.template and create an iCalendar VEVENT (using the Icalendar library)

require 'rubygems'
require 'icalendar'
require 'chronic'
require 'fileutils'
require 'lib/yaml'
require 'tempfile'

# Copy the template to a tmp file & have the user edit it
#tmp_file = File.join(ENV['TMP'] || ENV['TEMP'] || "/tmp", "ical.event.#{$$}")
#FileUtils.cp File.config_path('template'), tmp_file
tmp_file = Tempfile.open("pipcal")
tmp_file.print "#{File.readlines(File.config_path('template'))\n}"
tmp_file.fsync # Flush Ruby's buffer to disk
tmp_file.close
system("#{ENV['EDITOR'] || 'vim'} #{tmp_file}")